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	Johnny Bower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bower was an undrafted goalie who played in the AHL -- largely for the Cleveland Barons -- for eleven seasons in the late 1940s and 1950s, and proved himself the star goaltender of the circuit, winning numerous awards and leading his teams to three Calder Cup championships.
		Bower would toil in the minors four more years in Providence, Vancouver and Cleveland, before being recalled to the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 1958-1959 season.
		Bower was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1976.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Johnny_Bower (346 words)

	Johnny Bower (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Born on November 8th, 1924 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Johnny Bower was the only boy in a family of nine, and often played in borrowed equipment in Prince Albert minor hockey.
		Bower was at first reluctant to join the Leafs, even though they had finished in last place the previous season, telling them he could be of no help to the team.
		Bower retired after the 1969-70 season, at the age of 46, with a lifetime goals against average of 2.52 and 37 regular season shutouts.
	www.westonplace.ca /johnnybower.html (565 words)

	MAPLELEAFS.COM: alumni bios
		Johnny Bower was twice awarded the Vezina Trophy as top goaltender, was a First Team All-Star, was picked by fans in 1995 as goalie on the All-Time Great Leaf Team, and backed Toronto to four Stanley Cup victories.
		Johnny Bower served as a scout with the Maple Leafs for more than 20 years after retiring in 1970, and is still one of the most active and recognized Maple Leaf Alumni in and around the city.
		Johnny Bower helped show that it was possible for a goaltender to carry his team through the playoffs, and helped prove that a hot goalie can make the difference between an early exit and a berth in the finals.
	www.torontomapleleafs.com /story.ml?title=alumni_bios&ctype=alumni_bios&n=3822&e=AdminGroup (355 words)

	Sweater #01 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Johnny Bower joined the Maple Leafs at the age of 34.
		Johnny Bower retired as an player in 1970 and became a scout for the Maple Leafs.
		A goal that Bower had, but one he was never able to accomplish, was that of being able to score a goal in the N.H.L. As of May 02, 1997 as noted in the Toronto Star "Where are they now...
	www.execulink.com /~c67leafs/Sw01.htm (244 words)

	Special Guests - Bower
		Johnny Bower, a Canadian conscript in World War II, began his professional hockey career in the AHL as a member of the Cleveland Barons.
		Bower did not wear a mask and on some nights his face would resemble a road map, sporting multi-colored cuts and bruises.
		Bower retired in 1970 as the oldest goalie ever to play in the NHL, but remained with the Leafs for years as a scout and then goalie coach, putting the pads on and helping Leaf goalies in practice.
	www.rdmdhockey.com /archives/2004/2004_guest.htm (424 words)

	Empty Net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Although Johnny Bower's nickname was "the China Wall," it might better have been "Perseverance," for although he had a Hall of Fame career in the NHL, it certainly didn't adhere to the traditional notion of what a life in pro hockey should be about.
		Bower grew up in rural Saskatchewan, the only boy in a family of nine children.
		Imlach noticed that Bower was having trouble with long shots and ordered his keeper to undergo an eye exam.
	groups.msn.com /EmptyNet/johnnybower.msnw (674 words)

	640 Toronto - CFMJAM - 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		From 1953-57, Bower played 77 games for the NYR, after spending the better part of two seasons in the minors with Vancouver and Cleveland the Rangers had given up on 34 year old Johnny Bower being their NHL goalie.
		Bower played net for Toronto until he was 45 years old, talk about your late bloomers, I've got a little over 15 years until I hit 45 so I have lots of time to hit my prime.
		Bower was elected to the HHOF in 1976.
	www.640toronto.com /news/toronto_sports.cfm?cat=7428109912&rem=11043&red=80110923aPBIny&wids=410&gi=1&gm=toronto_sports.cfm (676 words)

	Bower a Leaf for life
		Bower, the Hall of Fame goaltender who helped lead Toronto to its last Cup win in 1967, will be in Winnipeg for a promotional appearance this weekend, his first visit since he scouted for the Leafs back in the late 1970s.
		Born in Prince Albert, Sask., Bower was a protector of his country long before he was stopping pucks in the NHL.
		Along with Terry Sawchuk, whom Bower calls the best goalie of all time, the Leafs won four Cups in six years, in an era in which tight-fisted owners still ruled the game, and before unions and player agents took over.
	www.canoe.ca /Slam030321/col_friesen-sun.html (706 words)

	Johnny Bower (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		But, Johnny Bower was not most pros, and he would stick with the Leafs for 11 seasons, winning four Stanley Cups and a Vezina Trophy along the way.
		Bower lost a tooth in the collision, and injured his leg high up near the hip.
		Bower was the only boy in a family of nine, and often played in borrowed equipment in Prince Albert minor hockey.
	www.hockeyresearch.com /jwood/bios/johnny_bower.htm (674 words)

	Legends of Hockey - Spotlight - One on One with Johnny Bower
		Although the AHL stocked fine players in its own right, Bower knew there was still a difference between the two leagues, as he experienced it going from the Barons to the Rangers and back to the Barons.
		It was in the AHL that Bower started to use a mask in practise, though he didn't use one in games until his second-last NHL season, 1968-69.
		Bower's connection to the American Hockey League became even more solidified just a couple of weeks ago when the Cleveland Barons retired his number 1 into the rafters of their building.
	www.legendsofhockey.net /html/spot_oneononep197601.htm (651 words)

	Oldtimers' Hockey Challenge - Players - Johnny Bower
		Bower was a four-time Stanley Cup winner with Toronto, and he also won two Vezina Trophies and was runner up four times.
		Johnny has an amazing record - he played pro for 25 years, recorded 89 shutouts, had an incredible goals against record of 2.52 and played in 1197 games unofficially, more than any other netminder in pro history.
		Bower: My old teammate Bob Solinger had signed there the year before and he recommended me. Cleveland Scout Hub Wilson from Saskatoon then tried to sign me, but I was working on the railway and didn’t want to give it up.
	www.oldtimershockey.com /players/bower.html (2042 words)

	Bower Digital. Video. Binoculars. Compact. Zoom. Nightvision. Opera. Blister Packages. Full Size. Compa
		Outlines the background of the Bower family from the settlement of the Caldwell family in 1884.
		Johnny Bower, a Canadian conscript in World War II, began his professional hockey career after.
		Bower: a shady leafy shelter or recess, as in a wood or garden[Collins English Dictionary].
	www.99hosted.com /names6114.html (412 words)

	HickokSports.com - Biography - Johnny Bower
		He didn't make it to the NHL until he was nearly twenty-nine years old, yet Bower played in the league for seventeen seasons, most of them with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
		A goalie, he was nicknamed "the Great Wall of China." Bower won the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goalie in 1961.
		Bower entered the league with the New York Rangers in 1953.
	www.hickoksports.com /biograph/bowerjon.shtml (157 words)

	Johnny Bower, Bob Whidden, And Phil Simon To Be Honored :: SportzDomain.Net :: The Most Hockey News On The Net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Johnny Bower, 80, wrote the AHL goaltending record books in his 9 seasons with the original Cleveland Barons.
		Bower became known for the goose-egg as his 45 shutouts are still an AHL record as well as his streak of 249:51 that stands as the league’s longest shutout streak.
		“Johnny Bower was the greatest goaltender of his era and basically wrote the record books for goaltending,” stated Lehr.
	www.sportzdomain.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=32723&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 (486 words)

	Canada Post - Press Releases - Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		John Kishkan (he would change his name to Bower during his first professional hockey season to make it easier on sportswriters) was the only boy in a family of nine children.
		Bower would backstop the Leafs to three consecutive Stanley Cups, followed by another Cup victory during the 1967 playoffs.
		Johnny Bower won two Vezina trophies and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1976.
	www.canadapost.ca /business/corporate/about/newsroom/pr/archive-e.asp?prid=974 (1926 words)

	Encyclopedia: Johnny Bower
		Prince Albert, Saskatchewan native Johnny Bower is a Hall of Fame goalie of the NHL.
		Born in 1925, Bower was an undrafted goalie who played in the AHL for several years in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
		He was finally picked up by the New York Rangers of the NHL for the 1953-54 season.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Johnny-Bower (257 words)

	Johnny Bower presents: Goalie Power Skating (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Our goalie power skating program was developed by the Hockey Hall of Fame Toronto Maple Leaf goalie, scout and coach, Johnny Bower, winner of four Stanley Cups, two Vezina Trophies and numerous other awards.
		The program was designed by Johnny Bower and his daughter, Cindy Bower, to enhance a goalie's agility and core balance.
		Clinics are conducted by instructors Cindy Bower and Peggy Ward together with assistants and a special guest appearance by Johnny Bower.
	www.cindybowerpowerskating.com /goalies.html (176 words)

	Legends of Hockey - Spotlight - The Pinnacle - Johnny Bower (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		That he would win a Stanley Cup four years later was, without question, a miracle win for the man they called "the China Wall" because he was as old (or, so said his teammates) as that ancient testament to another civilization.
		Bower played every game of the New York series and appeared in four of the six games of the finals.
		Bower, who used to room with captain George Armstrong on the road, ended his career with four Stanley Cups, the last, in 1967, at age 42.
	www.legendsofhockey.net /html/spot_pinnaclep197601.htm (442 words)

	ANSPORTS: Toronto Maple Leafs autographed Jersey
		Reay's choice was Johnny Bower, a veteran who had bounced around the minors for years and had a brief stint with the New York Rangers in 1953-55 before returning to the bushes.
		Bower, age 34, was an immediate improvement for the Leafs, posting a 2.74 GAA.
		Bower played 11 seasons with Toronto, hanging up his pads in 1969-70 at age 45.
	www.ansports.com /jerseys/leafs.html (1090 words)

	The Baseball Superstar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		General Manager Johnny Bower traded the veterans that were wanted by other teams and cut those that weren't.
		Bower and his top scout, Big Bill Wilcot, are watching the final game of the county championships in Wallabie Creek, Mississippi.
		Bower and Wilcot walk back to their car, both shaking their heads in disbelief--at the kid's talents and personality, but not their decision.
	www.treborsdoor.com /library/short-stories/baseball-superstar.htm (7795 words)

	Johnny Bower - Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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		Information about Johnny Bower - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan native Johnny Bower is a Hall of Fame goalie of the NHL.
		Born in 1925, Bower was an undrafted goalie who played in the AHL for several years in the late 1940s
	www.logicjungle.com /wiki/Johnny_Bower (432 words)

	Paul Lima - Toronto, Freelance Writer, Copywriter, Business Writing Instructor, Media Trainer
		If you look at Bower, you've got to figure he was once a chubby too.
		Bower's gloved hand flicks out, catches the puck quick as a cat captures a mouse.
		Johnny Bower, seated in the stands, scowls and pulls his sweater over his face.
	www.paullima.com /cw/nutcrack.html (2815 words)

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	NHL Auctions Hockey Memorabilia Listing #59568286
		Johnny Bower hand signed 8" by 10" photo with NEW Etched Glass
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	Johnny Bower Autographed 8x10 Full Matted Stanley Cup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Johnny Bower Autographed 8x10 Full Matted Stanley Cup
		Anybody signed photo THESE ARE photo will being sold photos added that are photo that for any the person Bower.
		Johnny WON and luckily, FOUR STANLEY end of Bower only his career!
	www.startsomefun.com /funstuff/pdid2001,27285,johnny,bower,autographed,8x10,full,matted,stanley,cup.htm (585 words)

	Johnny Bower Autographed 8X10 Photograph (Limited Edition of 250) (Unframed)
		Johnny Bower Autographed 8X10 Photograph (Limited Edition of 250) (Unframed)
		From the night Johnny Bower's #1 was raised to the rafters of Maple Leaf Gardens - March 11, 1995.
		Limited edition of 250 (Bower's career win total).
	www.onlinesports.com /pages/I,FRP-16316.html (168 words)

	Guy Lafleur and Johnny Bower Autographed cards up for trade - Sports Card Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Guy Lafleur and Johnny Bower Autographed cards up for trade - 07-12-2004, 08:44 PM Yea, I would trade for Hockey Autos depending on who it is. I would also sell, just make an offer!
		Guy Lafleur and Johnny Bower Autographed cards up for trade - 07-12-2004, 08:55 PM hmmm, what about for the lafleur, an 04 prism jarg/75 BV 50, and for the bower, well, PM me with a team you want...
		Guy Lafleur and Johnny Bower Autographed cards up for trade - 07-12-2004, 11:03 PM i would like a shot are the pair of auto,s will to offer this lot for the pair lmk.
	www.sportscardforum.com /archive/index.php/t-79012_Guy_Lafleur_and_Johnny_Bower_Autographed_cards_up_for_trade.html (834 words)

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